Sheridan won a wild, big-hitting game with Delphi Thursday at Biddle Park, as Katy Crail’s seventh-inning home run lifted the Blackhawks to a 12-10 win.
Sheridan had to come from far behind to win, as it trailed 6-0 in the middle of the second inning. The ‘Hawks got on the board in the bottom of that inning when Bre Bouse hit a sacrifice fly to get Jayden Warren home. Warren had led off the inning with a double.
The Oracles added a third-inning run to go up 7-1. But Sheridan’s offense was starting to accelerate: Crail led off the third with a home run to left field. Later, Allie Delph got a base hit, then was sent home on a Caitlin Neese double to left field.
That brought the Blackhawks within 7-3. Sheridan would tie the game in the fourth inning: Taylor Bates, Crail and Riley Reed all hit singles to load the bases. That brought up Delph, and she hit an inside the park home run to left field, making the score 7-7.
Delphi took the lead back in the top of the fifth, scoring a pair of runs to make it 9-7. But the ‘Hawks finally got in front in the bottom of the inning. Reed hit a single into center field, which sent Warren and Kayla Beahrs home and tied the game again. Crail moved to third base, and she stole home to give Sheridan the lead.
The Oracles tied the game at 10-10 in the top of the sixth with a sacrifice fly, but a double play ended the inning. There would be no more scoring until the bottom of the seventh, but it came fast. Bouse singled on to base, then Beahrs came in to run for her. Beahrs moved to second on Bates’ sacrifice bunt. That brought up Crail, and her second homer of the day went into center field and gave Sheridan the win.
Warren finished the game 4-for-4, with Crail going 3-for-4. Reed, Delph, Addyson Ream, Neese and Bouse all had two hits, including a sixth-inning double for Ream. In addition, Ream pitched a complete game, striking out seven.
Sheridan is 1-1 and next plays Tuesday at Rossville.
Sheridan 12, Delphi 10
Sheridan AB R H RBI
Katy Crail 4 4 3 3
Riley Reed 3 1 2 2
Allie Delph 4 2 2 4
Addyson Ream 4 0 2 0
Caitlin Neese 4 0 2 1
Jayden Warren 4 2 4 0
Mia Brooks 4 0 0 0
Bre Bouse 4 0 2 1
Kayla Beahrs 0 2 0 0
Taylor Bates 3 1 1 0
Totals 34 12 18 11
Delphi 421 021 0 – 10 9 0
Sheridan 012 430 2 – 12 18 6
HR: Crail 2, Delph. 2B: Neese, Ream, Warren. SB: Beahrs, Crail, Reed, Warren. SAC: Bates.
Sheridan pitching IP R ER H
Ream 7 10 3 9
Strikeouts: Ream 7. Walks: Ream 4.
Royals fall to New Palestine
Hamilton Southeastern dropped a 12-2 game to New Palestine in five innings Thursday at the Royals’ field.
Southeastern scored its runs in the fifth inning, as a double by Nicole Lang sent Abby Taylor and Jordan Rager home.
Taylor went 2-for-2 at the plate, including a double in the first inning.
The Royals are 4-4 and play at Eastern Hancock on Monday.
New Palestine 12, Hamilton Southeastern 2
(5 innings)
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Abby Taylor 2 1 2 0
Ava Aguilar 3 0 0 0
Jordan Rager 3 1 1 0
Nicole Lang 1 0 1 2
Kennedy Morgan 0 0 0 0
Lillian Leiner 3 0 1 0
Kaelin Wincek 2 0 0 0
Olivia Capuano 2 0 0 0
Libby Ratliff 2 0 0 0
Emma Chase 1 0 0 0
Madi Smith 0 0 0 0
Totals 19 2 5 2
Score by innings
New Palestine 101 0(10) – 12 13 0
Southeastern 000 02 – 2 5 1
2B: Lang, Taylor. HBP: Lang, Taylor.
Southeastern pitching IP R ER H
Olivia Bucher 5 12 6 13
Strikeouts: Bucher 3. Walks: Bucher 1.
‘Blazers drop tough game at Eminence
University dropped a tough game at Eminence on Thursday, by the score of 2-1.
The Eels scored in the first inning, but the Trailblazers tied it up in the fourth. Abby Martin hit a lead-off single, then moved to second on an error. Kendra Stevens then hit a single into right field to score Martin. Eminence scored a run in the sixth inning to get the win.
Martin and Lillian Klemsz both had two hits. Stevens also had a solid day in the circle, pitching 14 strikeouts in a complete game. Grace Brenner made three putouts.
University is 0-3 and will play at Anderson Prep Academy on Tuesday.
Eminence 2, University 1
University AB R H RBI
Abby Martin 3 1 2 0
Haley Tomlinson 3 0 0 0
Kendra Stevens 3 0 1 1
Lillian Klemsz 2 0 2 0
Annie Klemsz 3 0 1 0
Elise Nachlis 3 0 1 0
Grace Brenner 3 0 0 0
Halle Von Ah 3 0 1 0
Lydia Copeland 3 0 1 0
Totals 26 1 9 1
Score by innings
University 000 100 0 – 1 9 3
Eminence 100 001 x – 2 4 2
HBP: L. Klemsz.
University pitching IP R ER H
Stevens 6 2 0 4
Strikeouts: Stevens 14. Walks: Stevens 1.
Abby Taylor had two hits for Hamilton Southeastern during its Thursday game with New Palestine. (Richie Hall)